North Korea by numbers: Kim Jong-un celebrates two years in power

It is two years since North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il died, and his son Kim
Jong-un took power - the young leader has certainly made a mark as these
figures show

After Kim Jong-il died on December 17 2011, a twelve day period of mourning nationwide began and those who failed to show sufficient distress about Dear Leader's death were sentenced to six months hard labour.

Any hopes that Kim Jong-un would abandon his father's aggression towards their neighbour in South Korea were also short-lived - in December 2012 Pyongyang test a long-range missile.

By February 2013 North Korea carried out its third successful nuclear test - triggering an earthquake of 5.1 in magnitude.

Kim Jong-un's propaganda machine was also firing, sending out a steady stream of bizarre videos - later that month it released a film showing President Obama in flames.